During his monthly press call, Democrat Jon Tester characterized the Trump administration's growing trade war as, "Our country's self-inflicted problem that really doesn't seem to have an end in sight."
President Donald Trump says he plans to escalate tariffs on over $200 billion worth of Chinese imports at the start of the new year.
Sen. Tester, a north-central Montana farmer, says the United State's ongoing tariff disputes with its trading partners are putting the pinch on Montana agriculture.
"Farmers across the state, including my operation, still have some of last year's grain in the bin because we've lost access to some of those markets. These tariffs have caused commodity prices to fall and they've loaded family farmers and ranchers with uncertainty just as we're planning for next growing season."